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Text Chapter 620 The Great Barrier Reef

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    The Great Barrier Reef is the largest and longest coral reef group in the world. It runs along the northeastern coast of Australia and stretches for more than 4,000 miles. The widest point is more than 300 miles. There are many coral islands in it. Not only do they live in a large number of marine animals,  On some coral islands with suitable conditions, a considerable number of natives still live, and they usually make a living by catching fish and shrimps in the sea.

    When Li Min and his fleet passed over the Zhinjia Peninsula, they plunged into this coral island group. When they first entered this incredibly beautiful Great Barrier Reef, women like Wen Xin and Qing He were all captivated by the beautiful scenery in front of them.  I was amazed, and then started to point at the strange coral I found and yell, without the restraint of a noble lady anymore.

    But in comparison, children like Chou Chou and Mo Qing were the happiest. They pointed at the red, green, purple and other colorful corals and chattered about which coral looked like what.  It seems that the corals in the Great Barrier Reef have different shapes. Some are like slender antlers, some are like thick rhinoceros, and some are colorful and majestic. They look like palaces, which attract these children to jump up and down on the deck. It is much better than going to the zoo.  Still happy.

    Li Ke and Li Min were also shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of them. Although Li Min had heard of the name of the Great Barrier Reef in his previous life, he could only understand it through pictures and words. However, when he stood in the Great Barrier Reef group, he discovered that  This immersive feeling is far beyond the feeling that pictures and words bring to you.

    However, the surprises the Great Barrier Reef gave them were far more than that. Soon Li Min and his fleet encountered some fishing boats going out to sea for fishing. Most of these fishing boats were Han Chinese, and occasionally some natives could be seen on the boats.  Work.  When these fishing boats saw Li Min and his fleet.  But they all showed great enthusiasm and stepped forward to sell all kinds of seafood they had just caught.

    This is the origin of Australian giant lobster.  So the lobster here is also the freshest and the price is very cheap.  Therefore, Li Min asked people to buy all the seafood sold by these fishing boats. It didn't matter if they couldn't finish it. There were so many maids and guards. They had finally come to Australia and the journey was very hard. They always treated their subordinates with consideration.  Naturally, Li Min would not treat them badly, so he gave the rest to the fleet for tasting.

    It is also worth mentioning that among the seafood purchased.  There are actually several huge dugongs. Dugongs are a type of manatee. Legend has it that mermaids refer to this kind of animal. But in fact, these things are very ugly, but the meat is very delicious. Even Li Min, who has always been naughty.  Full of praise.

    In addition to giant lobsters and manatees, the Great Barrier Reef also produces plump sea cucumbers, ferocious sharks, etc. These marine creatures are all targeted by fishing boats.  However, Li Min has already asked people to manage this kind of fishing. For example, he has made relevant regulations on the types and growth years of the fished animals to avoid overfishing and the extinction of certain animals.

    That night.  Li Min and the others came to a small city called Rainbow Port. This town is located at the root of the east coast of the Zhimijiao Peninsula and is a natural deep-water port.  However, there are very few people living in the port, only more than 2,000 people.  And a quarter of them are soldiers stationed here, and most of the rest are the family members of these soldiers.  Finally, there are some fishing teams. In addition to being eaten by the residents of the city, most of the seafood caught will be sent to the only seafood processing plant in the city to be made into dry goods or cans. This is also the largest financial income of Rainbow Port.

    The mayor of Rainbow Port is named Meng Meng. He is in his thirties. He was originally a guard in Li Min's house. However, he was injured when he attacked Baekje. He lost a few fingers on his right hand. It didn't look very serious.  , but could no longer pick up a sword and gun, so he had no choice but to retire.  However, Li Min always treated these disabled soldiers very favorably, and also arranged for them to study and even enter politics. It took Meng Meng several years to step by step into the position of this little mayor, and his loyalty was absolutely  Reliable, so he had already received the news of Li Min's arrival.

    Meng Meng had already prepared a place for Li Min and the others to stay. After dinner, Li Min summoned Meng Meng as usual and asked about the local situation, and Meng Meng answered them one by one.

    "By the way, why is this port called Rainbow Port? It can't be because the people who discovered this place saw a rainbow, right?" After asking the serious questions, Li Min casually chatted.  Meng Meng once served as a guard of the palace, and could be said to be his confidant. Now he is serving as an official, and he is likely to become an important minister of the palace in the future. After asking about serious matters, Li Min started chatting with him, which was also a way to win over his subordinates.

    Meng Meng was also flattered and said: "Your Highness, the rainbow in Rainbow Port does not refer to the rainbow in the sky, but to the rainbow in the water, because on certain nights every spring, the sea water in the coral reefs in the south of the port will  Suddenly it turned into colorful colors. The scene was very spectacular. It looked like a rainbow in the sea. This is also the name of Rainbow Harbor.Come.  "

    Hearing Meng Meng¡¯s explanation, Li Min was also a little surprised. If he didn¡¯t believe that Meng Meng would not lie to him, Li Min would never believe that there are such strange things in the world?  Rainbow Harbor is in the southern hemisphere, but their spring is equivalent to autumn in the northern hemisphere. It's just May. If they can stay in Australia for two or three months, they may have a chance to see this wonder.

    Although it was a pity that they could not see the rainbow in the sea, when they left Rainbow Harbor the next day, they were lucky enough to see an indigenous woman on an island inhabited by natives not far from the port.  The scene of fishing for pearls in the sea.

    At that time, Li Min's fleet passed by the coral island, and happened to see the native women on the island rowing a small boat, and then arrived at a clear sea. Through the water, you could see the colorful corals below, and then these native women  He took off his clothes, revealing his slim and fit figure, and tied two fish skin bags around his waist, and then jumped into the sea to look for pearl shells.

    Seeing these native women fishing for pearls, Li Min and his entire fleet were excited, because except for Wen Xin and other female family members and some maids, most of the others in the fleet were men. They saw a group of naked women in the fleet.  Jumping into the water in front of them, everyone's blood naturally surged, and some people even howled like wolves. The scene was chaotic for a while, and even Li Ke and Li Min stared intently at the native woman in the sea.  Wen Xin and other female relatives all spat softly and returned to the cabin with red faces.

    But then the fleet slowly became quiet, because through the extremely clear water, you can see the pearl divers swimming like fit mermaids in the water, especially among the colorful coral groups.  , which makes these women's figures even more graceful and breathtakingly beautiful.

    These pearl divers move very quickly, and can hold their breath underwater for a long time. Some of them even come up for a breath every seven or eight minutes, and generally they only need to change their breath two or three times before they can collect it.  A bag of pearl oysters was dumped onto the boat before diving again.

    When leaving Rainbow Harbor, Meng Meng helped Li Min find a guide. According to the other party, the work of these native pearl divers was very dangerous because the coral reefs were not as peaceful as they seemed on the surface and there were many poisonous marine life.  Living in corals, they may be poisoned accidentally, and they are in the sea. If they cannot return to the ship in time after being poisoned, they may die of suffocation. In addition, even if they return to the ship, if the poison is too deep  If so, he may die as a result.

    Li Min sighed after hearing this. In the past, he only knew that pearls were beautiful, but he did not expect that the pearl fishing industry could be so dangerous.  However, he remembered that the pearl oysters in later generations were all artificially cultured. It was a pity that he did not know the breeding method, otherwise this breeding method could be promoted.

    Seeing the hard work of these pearl divers, Li Min felt a little compassion, so he asked the guide to contact the pearl divers and directly buy the pearl oysters they collected at a reasonable price, and then prepared to share it with Wen Xin and the others.  Open it with your own hands and let everyone try their luck, because not all pearl oysters contain pearls, and the particle size, color, and roundness of the pearls all affect the value of the pearls.  In addition, pearl oysters are also a very delicious food, and the meat is also very delicious, so you won¡¯t suffer even if you don¡¯t have pearls.

    Li Min's behavior of directly buying pearl oysters was very common in later generations. Many pearl-producing places had such programs. It was like gambling on stones in later generations. The risk was all borne by the buyer. Whether he made a profit or lost it all depends on him.  Buyers make their own luck.

    Although this concept is a bit advanced now, those native women are not stupid. Although some precious pearls may appear in the pearl oysters sold, they may not get anything at all, so it is better to sell them directly, which at least guarantees that there will be some pearls.  It was a considerable income, so they all readily sold it to the fleet, while Li Min paid directly with copper coins. These natives already understood the value of currency and knew that they could use this kind of copper coins to buy their own needs from the Han people.  of various supplies.

    Wen Xin and Qing He were very excited about Li Min's proposal to play the pearl oyster game. After all, this kind of game already has some gambling qualities, and gambling is innate in people, so they all wanted to try it out.  To try their luck, each one enthusiastically held a knife and wore silk gloves on his hands to prevent scratching the skin on his hands, and then began to open the shells himself.

    And even Li Ke showed great interest. He pulled Li Min over and asked for two knives. How about trying his luck?  (To be continued)

    PS: Sorry, I¡¯m late today. I¡¯m updating the first chapter now. The second chapter will be here soon.
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